OnlyOnce

JULY 9, 2013

The book is part of the Startup Revolution series that Brad has been working on for a couple years now, including Do More (Even) Faster , Venture Deals , Startup Communities , and Startup Life (with two more to come, Startup Boards and Startup Metrics). Chapter 3: Telling the Story to Your Investors…The Business Plan is Dead.

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Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Finally, one of Airbnb’s angel investors, who’s very smart and whom I respect a lot, reached out to me and said, “Hey, you should really look at this. it took years for Airbnb’s metrics to really start accelerating. These are really good founders and I think this is an interesting space.”

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

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Up and Running

APRIL 4, 2022

Joining a local SCORE or SBA community group can keep you updated on workshops and events near you. You can create a website for your product/service and check website metrics. Some of the basic metrics are session duration, traffic source, number of visitors, average time on page, etc.

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Social Media SBA Media Metrics 156

www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Quickly, startup investing is looking more like the public markets, and power is quickly shifting to the entrepreneur from the investors. AngelList is operating very much like the NASDAQ stock exchange of the startup investment world, where deals and angel investors are public. AngelList is a community.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Christie is director of New Media Ventures , the first national network of angel investors supporting media and tech startups that disrupt politics and catalyze progressive change. Metrics around petition signatures or Facebook likes are relatively easy to track, but of course, they don''t tell you whether you''re winning.

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Lean San Francisco Metrics Angel Investor 167

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

Micro-VC: The Artist Formerly Known as “Super Angel” The “Micro-VC” funds (also known by the misnomer “Super Angel funds”), started as far back as the mid-90s with Ron Conway and earlier incarnations of his SV Angel fund.

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Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

Growthink Blog

MAY 23, 2011

Through connections, or through a chance meeting at a networking or social event, an angel investor hears the entrepreneur's story, likes them and their technology, and on the spot, writes a check to provide the company with its first outside financing. Venture capitalists Have Very Different Objectives than Angel Investors.

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Sweat Equity Cram Down 112

Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Although this is not typically how athenahealth is described, it is one way to describe what they are doing that mainstream members of the technology community might understand. I have found it pretty amazing that so few people in the tech community know their story or understand the scale and scope of what they have achieved.

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Fractional CTO Cofounder Cleveland Vertical 43

Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

I think this same concept plays into what Ive seen happening a lot more in the venture community: partners at VC firms jumping back into entrepreneurial ventures. Perhaps, this is partially driving some of the jumping across the table, but certainly the performance metrics of funds and individual partners has also played a key role.

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San Jose Technical Review Angel Investor Venture Capital 28

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

You could also go for a larger sum of capital right from the start by pitching an angel investor or a venture capitalist for funding. 11 Angel Investor Blogs You Should Be Reading. You can also spend some time participating in relevant online communities. For Goodvidio, this meant starting with a local community.

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Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I'd like to hear from venture capitalists, angel investors, incubators, and accelerators on this topic. Sam had other ideas about healthcare and such, but I asked him to focus the business squarely on IT experts and build up the community by working with professional organizations, as he has already started to do.

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Incubator Silicon Valley Idaho Entrepreneur 116

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Actively involved in the local startup community, Brian is a Startup Weekend Columbus host and MC at the monthly morning pitch event for entrepreneurs, WakeUp StartUp. We did three iterations of the product in less than 12 months, each one progressively going off of different consumer metrics that we found and then partner feedback.

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Columbus Entrepreneur Ohio Cofounder 247

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations. To learn more about this space, I suggest join an online community I co-founded, PEVCTech. . – angel investor networks ( AngelList , FundersClub , OurCrowd , Republic *, SeedInvest ). .

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Transformify

JULY 25, 2019

These groups are communities that provide opportunities for personal and professional development by connecting team members around areas such as gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and background. I am a numbers person and thankfully, I am part of a metrics-driven organization. Do you use any diversity hiring tools or software?

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Technical Review Programming Software Review Hiring 61

Up and Running

MARCH 21, 2016

But, what if your startup is a good candidate, but you’re having trouble getting meetings and convincing investors that your company is the next big thing? Here are 11 tips from the Young Entrepreneur Council that will help you attract the eye of an angel investor or a VC, and make your business a more appealing investment.

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Cofounder Metrics Angel Investor Silicon Valley 60

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 5, 2020

Carbon farming is coming upon us rapidly it’s progress is already under the transforming influence of technological innovation, and rapidly gaining widespread attention among Venture Capitalists and angel investors. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. Thanks to Austin Denison, Denison Success Systems ! #10-

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Technical Review Software Review Entrepreneur China 158

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Actively involved in the local startup community, Brian is a Startup Weekend Columbus host and MC at the monthly morning pitch event for entrepreneurs, WakeUp StartUp. We did three iterations of the product in less than 12 months, each one progressively going off of different consumer metrics that we found and then partner feedback.

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Columbus Entrepreneur Ohio Cofounder 120

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 10, 2011

We still have some collective scar tissue: the idea conjures up the hordes of dot-com hopefuls that descended on VC’s and angel investors with little more than a business plan. It’s a common refrain around Silicon Valley to disparage the role of MBA’s in entrepreneurship. Fraud, deception, and dishonesty undermine this moral calculus.

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Silicon Valley San Francisco Lean Investment Bankers 167

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

If you’re working with an open source project, for example, it’s important that you have a definitive business model to drive revenue — though not at the cost of alienating your community of core contributors. They may also contribute code to the community that comprises the backbone of their technology.

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France Marketing Social Media Startup 77

www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

A warm intro from a friend or participating in events and communities that specifically frame “finding a co-founder” (not just “startup happy hour”), you will — and I did — have better results. They are building more functionality into the site, a great community resource! Angel Investors.

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Cofounder Technical Review San Francisco Founder 47

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

We had raised a small round of funding in 2013, led by a local angel investor who was a member of Central Texas Angel Network, and used the funds to build our first product (a mobile website) and launch with recommendations from friends of mine in Austin the week before South by Southwest Festival. Certainly. Most definitely.

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Silicon Valley Technical Review Venture Capital San Francisco 48

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. Building Metrics / Usage Reports / KPI 3. Raising Angel Investment ? Those are the only 2 metrics you need initially. Create a strong brand, solid social community, sell advertising.

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Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Transformify

JULY 30, 2019

She prides herself on an ability to translate the "do the right thing" impulse that often drives diversity initiatives into real business benefits, measured by metrics and propelled by clear roadmaps. Engaging with the community always delivers great results. Lilia Stoyanov is CEO and angel investor at Transformify.

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Hawaii Nicaragua San Francisco Non-Compete 56

Tim Keane

MAY 27, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success. By Tim Keane, Angel Investor, Golden Angels Investors, LLC.   You are all the future of job growth, wealth creation and better communities.   You are all the future of job growth, wealth creation and better communities. It was bootstrapped.

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Bootstrapping Startup America Employee 60

Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

Building relationships with vendors and the local community. Step 4: Building relationships with vendors and the local community. And all this must be tied together with ongoing communications with staff, business partners, vendors, and other key people affecting your business. Metrics: Know your numbers.

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Oregon Jordan Software Review Distribution 24

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Email readers, continue here.] Metrics and management: What might be the first indication the company will not be able to achieve its goals and objectives? Arthur Lipper has been a well-respected member of the international financial community since 1954.

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Pre-Money Valuation Liquidity Event Cofounder Valuation 105

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I was an angel investor in his company, made a bunch of calls on his behalf and then I personally sent it out on AngelList. EcoMom’s metrics improved throughout this process and that’s when I decided to invest. There is no secret, just a lot of hard work and screening of both startups and investors.

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Valuation Deal Flow Lead Investor Cofounder 292

Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

And that’s been reflected in the entrepreneurial community, where entrepreneurs, especially between 2000 and 2008, entrepreneurs really only wanted to do — for the most part wanted to do consumer software, because that’s the only software that they could actually get anybody to adopt. He is an active member of the blogging community.

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Software Review Startup Venture Capital Stock 22

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

“3 Types of Angel Investors and How to Pick the Right One (or Two)&# - [link]. “Designing startup metrics to drive successful behavior&# – [link]. How to Prevent a Community From Growing On Your Site – [link]. Be Better Than You Ever Thought You Could Be – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPO’s and VC’s) - Steve Blank , July 15, 2010 If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a large, enduring company (rather than sell it to the highest bidder), this isn’t the decade to do it. Metrics availability. Angel vs VC? -

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Software Review Startup Venture Capital Technical Review 217

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

But I’ve seen some recent comments that this post might have upset and offended the SMB community that we serve, and that I cannot abide. In fact, the open source community can learn a lot from Microsoft in terms of backward compatibility and tools for productivity. same thing goes for the majority of the Java community).NET

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Java PHP Software Review Coder 107

Austin Startup

MAY 29, 2019

link] I believe that SaaS startups we’ve invested in (either as advisors or investors, or both), such as AlertMedia, Clarify, Edgecase, eRelevance, Fashion Metric, NewComLink, OneSpot, Onor, OrderGroove, Pivot Freight, RealMassive, and ShelfBucks, have natural network effects, some inherently stronger in their industries than others.

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Networking Fractional CTO CTO Hire B2C 48

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

I’d like to add [link] as a community for founders. I am not associated with the company. Reply Dave Jafari , on April 10, 2011 at 10:11 am said: Great list Steve. Reply Faren , on April 11, 2011 at 1:40 am said: Hi Steve, Thanks for adding my ipod, ipad and web wireframe template post to your list.

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Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Ning Communities. Startup Metrics for Pirates â?? SaaS Metrics Tutorial â?? On-line Communities. List of Angel/SuperAngel Investors for entrepreneurs. Venture Hacks Angel List â?? raise money with angel investors. Guide to Super Angels -Â Chubby Brain. Google Groups. Google Forms.

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